We have spent some amount of time fixing up the yard. I think the worst of it was removing all the asphalt around the back of the house. What a terrible way to make a patio.
As a part of our long term goals for the house, landscaping is somewhere in the middle of the list. [...]
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Feeding the fruit trees
Last fall, Mike, a friend of ours, who also happens to be a pomologist stopped by and took a look at our pear tree. Over the last several years, I have been slowly pruning back the pear tree in order to get better fruit from it. Thus far we have seen some results, but they [...]
When Deer Attack
This is the Peach tree I planted in the front yard last summer. It did great all summer, putting out lots of new growth and adding almost 18 inches to its height.
Then I noticed this a few months ago:
It is a deer rub from last fall, bucks rubbing all the fuzz off of their [...]
New Growth
With all the things going on round the house, I have not been able to keep up. Generally speaking, I think I have too many projects in progress at the same time. That being said, I took a walk around the property last night to see some of my plantings.
The grape vines I [...]
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